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Donald Norman
American
Scientist
Better
Design
Good
People
Think
You
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So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount.
Donald Norman
Teacher
Good
Good Teacher
Tension
Does
Just
Create
Right
Amount
Knowing how people will use something is essential.
Donald Norman
People
Will
Something
Knowing
How
Essential
Use
Sure, one can always get the students to relax and be happy - entertained, but although being laid back and relax can also lead to creativity, mostly it means that nothing much gets done.
Donald Norman
Be Happy
Happy
Creativity
Relax
Nothing
Back
Entertained
Lead
Students
Also
Mostly
Sure
Although
Always
Get
Gets
Done
Being
Laid
Laid Back
Much
Means
Am I an Apple bigot? No. I can critique their products and their customer service philosophy. But overall, they do better than any other player.
Donald Norman
Service
Better
Other
Philosophy
Critique
Overall
Am
Than
Any
Customer
Customer Service
Bigot
Products
Apple
Player
If you think the products don't match what you want from a product, don't buy it.
Donald Norman
Buy
You
Think
Match
Want
Product
Products
Also note that invariably when we design something that can be used by those with disabilities, we often make it better for everyone.
Donald Norman
Better
Design
Everyone
Those
Invariably
Something
Disabilities
Also
Make
Often
Note
Used
Everyday people are not very good designers.
Donald Norman
Good
People
Design
Everyday
Everyday People
Very
Designers
Our information lives will be better served when we are free to get to our information from wherever we are, with any device available.
Donald Norman
Better
Will
Free
Our
Device
Get
Any
Wherever
Information
Available
Lives
Served
I've been looking at the iPod- the Apple iPod. One of the interesting things about the iPod, one of the things that people love most about it is not the technology; it's the box it comes in.
Donald Norman
Love
Technology
People
Looking
One Of The Things
About
Most
Box
Been
iPod
Interesting
Interesting Things
Apple
Things
Isn't one of your first exercises in learning how to communicate to write a description of how to tie your shoelaces? The point being that it's basically impossible to use text to show that.
Donald Norman
Learning
Communicate
Impossible
First
Point
Write
Tie
Exercises
How
Text
Being
Use
Your
Show
Description
Basically
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